This tournament is not sanctioned and will not count for ranking by the governing organization.
WEATHER UPDATE SUNDAY 8:10am
Courts are dry this morning! All matches on schedule starting at 9am
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WEATHER UPDATE - Saturday 2:00pm
We are now on a 24 hour delay. Play is cancelled for the day. Matches are scheduled for Sunday morning at the same time as they were scheduled on Saturday. We will start 9:00am matches at 9:00am Sunday morning. Be sure to change your clocks tonight - daylight savings time begins tomorrow morning. If it's still wet in the morning, look for an update here no later than 8:00am. You can also follow me on twitter @briannotisata for weather updates.
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Change Your Clocks Tonight!
We are in Daylight Savings Time starting tomorrow morning!
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MATCHES BEGIN FRIDAY EVENING AT 6PM
Due to a high chance of rain on Saturday, we have decided to start all divisions on Friday evening. Matches will begin no earlier than 6pm so that everyone can get to ATA on time. We will try to complete the tournament on Saturday morning if the weather cooperates. Draws will be posted online by Wednesday.
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ATA Location and Directions
The Austin Tennis Academy ATA is located in southwest Austin inside the Spanish Oaks community. Our physical address is 6800 Spanish Oaks Club Blvd., Austin, Texas 78738. ATA is located .2 miles west from the intersection of Hwy 620 and Hwy 71W. Look for the McCoy's Building Supply sign on your right and get in the left hand lane, make a left at the windmill into Spanish Oaks, go to the second round about and we are on your left. Also go to our website at www.austintennisacademy.com for directions and a map. YOUR NAVIGATION SYSTEM MAY NOT FIND ATA, SO PLEASE FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON THIS WEBSITE! To use your navigation system, you must enter the following address: 13443 Hwy 71 West, Bee Cave TX 78738. This takes you to the entrance of Spanish Oaks.
more info
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This tournament is part of the 2014 CATA Gran Prix Junior Tour
Tournament Series for city ranking purposes; a local non-sanctioned
junior tournament. Format: 12-16's - 8 game pro-set, no-ad scoring.
Players are guaranteed two matches. 10's use green dot ball, 78 ft
court, or orange ball 60 ft court, play 2 4 game sets, no ad
scoring (first to win 4 games, sudden death at 3-3) and a 7 point
tie break if they split sets. Round Robin draw. Participation in
Junior Tour makes CATA membership automatic. No additional
membership enrollment required. If you reside in an area that has a
USPTA Gran Prix Junior Tour Tournament series or are not a resident
of Texas, you must enter the Qualified division of play, if
offered. Events: Non-qualified Boys/Girls Singles ages 10-16. Entry
fee $18 for singles. Online entry fee of $3 added to total.
Smaller events may be combined
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WITHDRAWALS - Please click on edit registration on the left side of this homepage and follow the directions to withdraw before the deadline. Please email me at john.kudrick@clubcorp.com if you need to withdraw from the tournament after the deadline. Include your name, division and reason for withdrawing. Written notification (email is sufficient) is required for withdrawals after the entry deadline as per USTA rules. There are no refunds for withdrawals after the entry deadline or for weather related cancellations.
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CHECK IN PROCEDURE - Please register at your playing site 15-30 minutes before your first match. You will then also need to check in for each of your matches (including your first match) when you are ready to play (before your scheduled time, of course) and stay within earshot of the tournament desk.
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B&G 8&U Red Ball Tournament FROM 5:00-7:00 PM FRIDAY EVENING AT ATA. Play will be on a 36 ft court with red balls. ALL PLAYERS SHOULD CHECK IN BY 4:45. Email John Schoenmakers at john.schoenmakers@austintennisacademy.com to enter or if you have any questions.
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CONSOLATION - All divisions will use "First Match" consolation
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BALL TYPE - Wilson US Open Extra Duty Felt balls will be used for all matches (12's - 18's).
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WEATHER UPDATES - We will do everything we can to complete the tournament even if we have inclement weather. The Austin weather can change very quickly. If necessary, we will go to alternate scoring to speed up the matches. This website will be updated with any weather related delays or you may call ATA at 512-276-2271 during the tournament for weather related updates. Please also be sure to follow me @briannotisata on twitter for up to the minute tournament updates.
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10's Orange and 10's Green Format 10's will all play 2 out of 3, 4-game sets (first to win 4 games) using no-ad scoring; 7-point tie break in lieu of 3rd set (first to 2 win 7 points by a margin of 2).
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Seeding - The "All Factors" Method will be used for seeding all ATA CP Opens. Texas Section standing will be the first criteria, however, other criteria, including national standing and rating may be used to determine seeding (mainly used for out-of-section players and players playing outside of their natural age division).
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No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is open to USTA Members, USTA Members who have an expired membership and Non-USTA Members. Entries must be submitted by Monday, March 3, 2014 11:59:00 PM Central Time.
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 800033114 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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